plants

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Duke of Burgundy caterpillars only eat the leaves of cowslips and primroses, and only when the plants are grown in very specific conditions.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Because U.S. power demand growth had been stagnant before the AI boom, many publicly listed utilities haven’t built out power plants in a very long time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Lee kept some plants that have been growing in the yard for decades, like the jasmine climbing around the front of the house as well as the white roses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

They spread by producing genetically identical offspring connected by stolons, or runners, much like modern strawberry plants.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

I stumbled against the potato plants, dry now, stiff, crumbling underneath me.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff